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A specialized rescue with advanced equipment for extrication of accident victims, primarily used in road traffic accidents, but also for entrapment incidents of other kinds.

Added by Rob Johnson on 07 April 2024.

I believe BSPP has not adopted the rescue pump concept yet, so these tenders remain the principal units for RTA response. Many departmental fire services in France have however moved on to having quite large numbers of rescue pumpers ( FPTSR ), which - just as in the UK and many other countries - has reduced the numbers of dedicated SR tenders in service. The rescue pumper concept, pioneered by Berlin in the early 1980s, has now reached the US too, facilitated by the much less cumbersome battery electric “ jaws of life “, which take up a lot less space than the old hydraulic kit. Air bags can also replace the old wood block shoring in many situations, which also help to make it possible for more pumpers to be very useful in the extrication role.

Added by Rob Johnson on 07 April 2024.

This rig is also called on support for fires, kind of "alarm 3"

Added by Jacques PETER on 08 April 2024.

Rob, exactly BSPP same as Marseille no FPTSR

Added by Jacques PETER on 08 April 2024.

A similar protocol is excercised in many other fire departments, with a dedicated rescue rig (as well as one or more ambulances) at multiple alarms as a precaution in case any members are trapped or injured during operations.


Added by Rob Johnson on 08 April 2024.

JP - I suppose BSPP and BMPM commanders think that their response areas are compact enough for dedicated rescues to be able to respond to incidents relatively quickly, so no big benefit to having rescue pumpers. Here in the US some cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles seem to think the same way. Strange that Berlin pioneered the concept, and now has over fifty rescue pumpers - but still has added three fully crewed dedicated rescue trucks too. London has adopted rescue pumpers too, but has also increased its crewed rescue units to fourteen as well.

Here the rescue pumper seems to be more visible in extended suburban communities, where run times for dedicated rescues can be quite lengthy, and in some cases their availability can be compromised because they are cross-crewed by ladder crews.

I guess nobody ever has all the answers, and sometimes the questions are different too!

Added by Rob Johnson on 09 April 2024.

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